Kim Petras

Kim Petras
Petras in 2024
Petras in 2024
Background information
Birth nameKim Petras
Born (1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 34)
OriginUckerath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websitekimpetras.com

Kim Petras (born 27 August 1992, Cologne) is a German singer and songwriter. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own label, BunHead Records, before signing with Republic Records in 2021.

She became known for being one of the youngest people in the world to undergo an operation to change her sex assigned at birth. She began recording music at the age of 19, and was still a teenager when she released her first extended play (EP) One Piece of Tape in 2011. She released her first single in 2017, titled "I Don't Want It at All", which charted high on Spotify, earning Petras a contract with the company. She was featured on Charli XCX 's mixtape, Pop 2 (2017), along with Jay Park on the song "Unlock It", and on her album, Charli (2019), along with Tommy Cash on the song "Click".

In 2021, Petras signed a contract with the Republic Records label, with whom she released the Slut Pop EP in 2022. Later that year, Petras released the single "Unholy" along with Sam Smith. It marked Petras' first number one single on the UK Singles Chart and on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also earned Petras the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, making her the first openly transgender person to win that Grammy Award.

Discography

Studio albums

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
Brit Awards 2023 "Unholy" (with Sam Smith) Song of the Year Nominated
British LGBT Awards 2021 Herself Music Artist Nominated
2024 Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards 2019 Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 Outstanding Music Artist Nominated
2020 Clarity Nominated
2023 Slut Pop Nominated
2024 Feed the Beast and Problématique Nominated
Grammy Awards 2023 "Unholy" (with Sam Smith) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023 Best Collaboration Won
TikTok Bop of the Year Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 Video for Good Won
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023 Best Collaboration Video (International) Won
Queerty Awards 2020 Herself Badass Nominated
"Sweet Spot" Anthem Nominated
2021 "Malibu" Nominated
2022 "Coconuts" Nominated
2023 "Unholy" (with Sam Smith) Won

Notes

References

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  3. ↑ "Kim Petras' new single is a bratty banger". Galore Magazine. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Bargueño, Miguel Ángel (18 February 2023). "Sam Smith y Kim Petras coronan la lista con 'Unholy'". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Aniftos, Rania (11 February 2023). "Here Are the 2023 Brit Award Winners (Full List)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Shortlisted Nominees Music Artist 2024". British LGBT Awards. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (4 May 2019). "GLAAD Media Awards: Boy Erased, Pose, Gianni Versace Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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  13. ↑ Huff, Lauren (31 March 2023). "Jennifer Coolidge Surprised by Best in Show Wife Jane Lynch at 2023 GLAAD Media Awards: See Full Winner List". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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  15. ↑ "2023 Grammy Nominations". Grammys.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023: See The Entire List Of Winners". iHeartRadio. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Here Are All the Winners from the MTV EMAs 2022". NME. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan". NationalWorld. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "The QUEERTIES 2020 / Badass Winners". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "The QUEERTIES 2021 / Anthem Winners". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Anthem / The QUEERTIES 2022 / Winners". Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "Anthem Award Winners in the 2023 Queerties". Queerty. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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